{"id":372634,"date":"2025-12-28T08:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T08:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/372634\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T08:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T08:04:12","slug":"vietnam-china-mma-duo-ends-in-thrilling-draw-at-lion-championship-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/372634\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam-China MMA duo ends in thrilling draw at Lion Championship 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                    &#13;<br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mma1-17669034591232037383256-45-0-709-1063-crop-17669034842782060460432.png\" alt=\"Vietnam-China MMA duo ends in thrilling draw at Lion Championship 29&#13;&#10;\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                                    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                                The Vietnamese team (R) draws with the Chinese team (L) in the MMA Duo bout at the Lion Championship 29 in Hanoi, December 27, 2025. Photo: LC29&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>The event concluded late on Saturday at Dong Anh Sports Complex, featuring nine bouts. <\/p>\n<p>Notably, the Chinese fighters were held to draws or defeats in the team-based contests, underscoring the competitiveness and growing stature of Vietnamese MMA.<\/p>\n<p>The centerpiece of the night was the MMA Duo clash between Vietnam\u2019s Nguyen Xuan Phuong and Nguyen Ngoc Thuc and China\u2019s Liu Long Quan and Li Tian Tao.<\/p>\n<p>Over 10 relentless minutes, the four fighters produced non-stop action in a perfectly matched contest. <\/p>\n<p>There was no pause in the exchanges, no quick knockout \u2013 only sustained pressure, grit, and technical balance from both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Spectators remained glued to their seats as Phuong engaged Liu in fierce stand-up exchanges, while Thuc displayed remarkable resilience to neutralize Li. <\/p>\n<p>The bout unfolded with intensity and discipline, culminating in a finish few could have predicted. <\/p>\n<p>All four fighters went the distance, each raising an arm in confidence when the final bell sounded. <\/p>\n<p>The judges\u2019 verdict \u2013 a draw \u2013 brought the dramatic evening to a fitting close.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-author=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mma2-17669035234751708156537.png\" id=\"img_197913125409742848\" w=\"1180\" h=\"777\" alt=\"Vietnam-China MMA duo ends in thrilling draw at Lion Championship 29&#13;&#10;- \u1ea2nh 1.\" title=\"Vietnam-China MMA duo ends in thrilling draw at Lion Championship 29&#13;&#10;- \u1ea2nh 1.\" rel=\"lightbox\" photoid=\"197913125409742848\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn2.tuoitre.vn\/471584752817336320\/2025\/12\/28\/mma2-17669035234751708156537.png\" type=\"photo\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" width=\"1180\" height=\"777\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-placeholder=\"Enter photo caption\" class=\"NLPlaceholderShow\">The Vietnamese team secures victory over the Chinese team in the MMA Trio fight. Photo: LC29<\/p>\n<p>Vietnam shines in MMA trio bout<\/p>\n<p>The MMA Trio contest between the Vietnamese team and the Chinese team delivered another unpredictable battle. <\/p>\n<p>Phan Huy Hoang proved decisive in team competition, capitalizing on a mistake by Zhao Chen Kai as he attempted to rescue teammate Shang Suai Nan.<\/p>\n<p>Hoang secured a choke on Zhao, while Tran Viet Anh executed a back take against Shang, creating the turning point of the match. <\/p>\n<p>Before Yin Lian Bo was eliminated, he had been locked in a tense struggle with Le Minh Hoang.<\/p>\n<p>The victory ultimately went to the Vietnamese team, marking Vietnam\u2019s standout triumph over China on the night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; The Vietnamese team (R) draws with the Chinese team (L) in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372635,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,95,641,638,82,5801],"class_list":{"0":"post-372634","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-china","11":"tag-fighting","12":"tag-mma","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-vietnam"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}